Ray palmer and his wife deal with marriage difficulties after he catches her with another man. Sword of the atom, volume 1 comic january 1, 1984 by jan strnad author, gil kane illustrator. Being married to a superhero has its problems in this page with art by the legendary gil kane. It is kanes greatest effort and should probably be the last story of ray palmer, as no other adventure could live up to this. The enthusiasm of the pros who made the free comic book day street fighter 2 comic is refreshing duration. This piece is handily the equal of the published cover images. Anthonys comic book art original comic art gil kane. Gil kane, latvianborn american comic book artist whose innovative and dramatic style and precise drawing technique brought new life and vibrancy to such classic superheroes as spiderman, green lantern, captain marvel, the incredible hulk, and the. Gil kane and dave cockrum comic book artists, comic art.
In the 1950s and 1960s dc comics used the ongoing series showcase to highlight many new characters who they hoped might be popular enough to headline. The third atom, adam cray, was a minor character present in suicide squad stories. Gil kane fa online comics, comix, comic strips and. Buy this book and let it do what comics especially those by mr. Longtime readers are probably a bit surprised that i did the gil kane post today because it the 36th birthday of cosplay queen yaya han and i am kind of. The atom battles for his life in a miniature land where even the smallest creatures on earth can prove to be his death. Although he will long be remembered for his part in the reinvention of comicbook superheroes in the 1960s and the. Atom helps zatanna search for her father in a subatomic world ruled by the druid. With a fun story by jan strnad and gil kane who also supplied the beautiful art the atom finally gets a stand alone mini series where hes the star. Sword of the atom began as a four issue miniseries published september through december 1983. Raymond ray palmer is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics.
The second atom was the silver age atom, ray palmer, who first appeared in 1961. This is one of those gems that i didnt quite like when it came out. Ray palmer was a physicist who found a meteor made of white dwarf star matter that he fashioned into a lens capable of shrinking and expanding objects although the. See more ideas about comic books art, comics and comic books.
Rendered in ink and marker over graphite on bristol board with an image area of 10 x 15. Starhawks, right, and did that for about five years, and when that was finished i came back to marvel for a while, then went over to dc again, started to do superman and after a while i introduced the, you know, the sword of the atom, which was my pitch and, you know, in the meantime i also did savage, i think i did the first graphic. We will use the information you provide on this form to be in touch with you and to provide updates and marketing via email. It was published by dc comics and released from september to december, 1983. It is here, though, in the sword of the atom that all of kanes fantasy and superhero art convalesces into a melange that could only ever be expressed in a comic book. The surprising fact that gil kanes comic career spans some 47 years may owe its obscurity to his having been one of julius schwartzs mainstays during dcs modern superhero revival of the late 50s and early 60s. See more ideas about comic books art, comics and comic art. Sword of the atom 1 4 complete series dc comics 1983 vfnm.
Gil kane was a latvianborn american comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character. Industry legend gil kane takes the atom in a whole new and exciting direction. Comic book author and artist mike mignola duration. The series stars superheroturnedbarbarian ray palmer, aka the atom in a brandnew jungle adventure filled with tiny yellow people. You can change your mind at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the footer of any email you receive from us, or by contacting us. Sword of the atom by jan strnad meet your next favorite book.
See more ideas about kane, comic books art, comic art. If you stop reading on page 186, its a fivestar collection. Gil kane sword of the atom sketch a rough gil kane layout involving a giant snake, a giant frog and man who looks a bit like captain marvel but presumably isnt captain marvel. Gil kane, the comic book artist who spent more than half a century sketching such memorable characters as the atom, green lantern, the hulk, captain marvel and spiderman, has died. It was followed up with three double sized specials published in the summers of 1984, 1985 and 1988. Eli1 katz april 6, 1926, riga, latvia january 31, 2000, miami, florida, united states who worked under the name gil kane and in one instance scott edward, was a comic book artist whose career spanned the 1940s to 1990s and every major comics company and character. The atoms biggest costume changes through the years. Cover pencils by gil kane, inks by murphy anderson. Has some minor stress cracks and defects but still a very fine copy. Gil kane comic artist the most popular comic art by. Letter to the editor from comic writer marv wolfman.
Raymond palmer is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by dc comics. And i still have not found definite proof if i have any issues from the sword of the atom mini in my comic collection. When scientist ray palmer catches his wife in the arms of another man, the atom leaves behind the world of man and enters a realm of undreamed of. Legendary creator of hal jordan, iron fist, abin sur, atom, guy gardner and sinestro to name a few. Department of health, education, and welfare, bucked the then. Its a ton of fun as it throws ray palmer into a swordandsorcery setting and you get everything you need to know about the book right from the cover. Take the atom one of the weaker silverage remakes and throw him into pulp jungle adventure that could. Sword of the atom 14 set dc 1983 high grade comic book pa29. In 1983, kane returned to the biggest tiny creation with sword of the atom, a fourissue miniseries that sent the atom to the amazon jungle, stuck in his diminutive form.
All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. Sword of the atom cocreator and artist gil kane had drawn marvels john carter. The largest online source for comic book pricing in the world. Sword of the atom is a fourissue comic book limited series of the superhero fantasy genre. Kane cocreated the modernday versions of the superheroes green lantern and the atom for dc comics, and cocreated iron fist with roy thomas for marvel. Description gil kane sword of the atom unused cover original art dc comics, 1984. Comic book pages, comic book artists, comic book covers, comic artist, comic books art, buy comics, arte dc comics, conan comics, comic layout.
This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Gil kane, eli katz, illustrator, born april 6 1926. After ray palmer, the atom, catches his wife jean loring cheating with another man, ray decides he. Those are completely different small yellow people.
Sword of the atom vol 1 headhunters holosuite wiki fandom. I dont know exactly what comic it was intended for but you cant help loving it. Comic link the online vintage comic book and comic art. One of the best things about this epic series is this powerfully constructed cover design unused in the original run. Kane cocreated the modernday versions of the superheroes green lantern and the atom for dc comics, and cocreated iron fist with roy thomas for marvel comics. Details about sword of the atom 1 4 complete series dc comics 1983 vfnm. Kanes artplot with goodwins words make it an absolute pleasure. The character was created by editor and coplotter julius schwartz, writer gardner fox and penciler gil kane. The final chapter, where gil kane is no longer involved, knocks a couple of stars off my rating. See more ideas about comic art, comic book artists and comic books art. Art by gil kane newsstand book is in excellent condition. This page contains information about sword of the atom volume 1. Sword of the atom 1 4 complete series dc comics 1983 vf. One of the series that gil kane drew for dc comics in the early 1980s was sword of the atom.